Improvement in oaeeiage-pole suppoet



H. B. H URD.

v Carriagelongqe Support. No. 77,382. Patented April 28,1868,

Waive sses I nvenior'r HOSEA B. Hum), 10 Antwan-ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'TO HIMSELF," JOHN xN.'-HURD, AND SAMUEL HURD, or SAME'PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. 77,382, dated April 28, 18 68,

IMPROVEMENT CARRIAGE-POLE SUPPORT.

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TO ALL WHOM IT-MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HOSEA B. Hum), of Aurora, in the county of Kane, and State-of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Carriage-Pole Supporter; and I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of thesame, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings, and the let ters and figures marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention consists in a novel device to be attached to the poles, shaft, or thills of carriages of allkiuds,

for the purpose of holding them up in the proper position, thereby relieving'the necks of the horse or horses from the constant weight and wear of the pole or shaft, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to make and use'my said invention, I will proceed to describe the same with particularity, making reference in so doing to the aforesaid drawingy i'n which- Figure 1 represents a view of the'under side of the carriage pole, having my'invention'thereto applied, and

Figure 2 is. a side view of my'iuvention, in section, atthe lineaiin fig. 1. Similar letters of reference in thedifl'erent figures denote, the same parts of my invention.

A represents the pole, to which are secured the two braces G G, the pole and braces bing rigidly secured 'to a cross-piece, E, being constructed in the ordinary manner, and secured within the frame D, upon the axletree-B, by means of the rod a, or in any other suitable manner, so that said pole may move up and down upon saidrod a asp-pivot. v I

This is the ordinary mode of attaching a pole, andit is obvious that without some appliance to support the pole, its entire weight would come upon the nccks of the horses, which objection it is the aim of my invention to obviate.

Upon the front of the axle-tree, at the point back of the end of the pole A, I secure, inanysuitab'le manner, a tube or'case, b, which is open in front, and contains a spiralspring, c, or any equivalent thereof.

This tube or case, instead of being secured in the manner shown, upon the front of the aide-tree, may be.

attached'in any suitable manner upon the upper or .lower side of the axle, provided its open end he towards the front of the vehicle. I

The end of said tube is so constructed as to retain the spring within, and at the same time permit one'end of the bar F, which is bent, substantially as shown, to outer said tube and rest against the spring contained therein, as before mentioned. I

The said bar or' arm, F, passes along under the/pole, its end terminating in a rod of smaller size, forming ashoulde'r at I the said smaller part passing through a'lip, g, upon the plate f, which is secured to thepole rigidly, as shown. I

' There-is also arranged around the rod F, between the'shoulder h and the stationary lip'g, a coil spring, as showii, marked cl. By this arrangement, it is readily seen that the springs c d act in combination with the armor bar F to sustain the pole in the desired position, while at the same time they permit the. pole tobe depressed when desired.

I Said bar, if p'rovidedwith a. spring, 02, as shown, need only to be hinged at its rear end, without the spring a, or the spring 1: may housed alone, by having the arm F so constructed that the shoulder it rests against the lip '9; but]: prefer to use both springs, ,substantially'as described.

The device herein'doscribed for supporting the pole may be. applied upon the upper side of the pole,,if desired, or combined with the pole under any arrangement which will produce the same result or operation.

' Having described the construction and operation of my invention, I will specify what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. I

v I claim the combination and arrangement of the tube 6, spring 0, 'bar .F, spring 01, shoulder k,*and hp 9, with the axle B and pole A, in the manner herein setforth. I I

Y I HOSEAB. HURR,

Witnesses:

A. 'GJMeDom, N. M. 8mm. 

